Neonatal intensive care unit (NICU)

We have two neonatal intensive care units, which specialise in the care of ill and/or premature newborn babies, one at Grimsby hospital and one at Scunthorpe.

Staff on the Scunthorpe hospital unit

Staff on the Grimsby hospital unit

Our units provide care for sick and preterm babies, born of 24 weeks gestation and above.They provide care at special care, high dependency, intensive care and transitional care levels.

The unit at Grimsby’s Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital has eight special care cots, one high dependency and three intensive care cots with an additional four transitional care cots located within the maternity wards.

At Scunthorpe the NICU has two intensive care cots, two high dependency care and six special care cots with an additional four transitional care cots located on ward 26.